A binocular iPad treatment for amblyopic children

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1246-1253

  Li, S L ^a   Jost, R M ^a   Morale, S E ^a   Stager, D R ^b   Dao, L ^c   Stager, D ^c   Birch, E E ^a,d  

^a RETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST   (United States)

^b Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus PA   (United States)

^c Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR IPAD GAME; BINOCULAR VISION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; SPECTACLES; STEREOACUITY; STRABISMUS; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; COMPLICATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VIDEO GAME;

AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STRABISMUS; VIDEO GAMES; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84925953530     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2014.165     Document Type: Article

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